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BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
20301 MAIL SERVICE CENTER • RALEIGH, NC 27699-0301
June 28, 2012
Contact: Chris Mackey
Office: (919) 733‐5612
Top 20 Budget Flaws
The Republican-controlled General Assembly’s budget shortchanges North Carolina’s children by failing to invest adequately in schools. But that is far from the only flaw in their budget. Below is a (partial) list of some of the most glaring shortcomings in the legislature’s budget.
It’s worth noting that, despite all of these failings, the General Assembly manages to lavish $336 million of tax breaks to lobbying firms, lawyers, and other wealthy businesses. Budgets are about values, priorities, and choices. The General Assembly chose tax breaks to wealthy businesses, while other pressing needs went unmet.
Their budget:
20) Fails to fund a plan to encourage small businesses in NC to hire post-9/11 veterans and unemployed North Carolinians
19) Turns its back on North Carolinians caring for a family member with Alzheimer’s or dementia by failing to fund Project C.A.R.E.
18) Stifles NC’s innovative economy and booming biotech sector by failing to fund the One NC Small Business fund and failing to provide much needed resources to take promising Ag-biotech technologies from the lab into the marketplace
17) Threatens public safety by blocking the build out of a critical statewide communications network that allows first responders to speak to each other during an emergency
16) Fails to adequately support mental health needs by continuing a $20 million cut to local mental health services

BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
20301 MAIL SERVICE CENTER • RALEIGH, NC 27699-0301
June 28, 2012
Contact: Chris Mackey
Office: (919) 733‐5612
Top 20 Budget Flaws
The Republican-controlled General Assembly’s budget shortchanges North Carolina’s children by failing to invest adequately in schools. But that is far from the only flaw in their budget. Below is a (partial) list of some of the most glaring shortcomings in the legislature’s budget.
It’s worth noting that, despite all of these failings, the General Assembly manages to lavish $336 million of tax breaks to lobbying firms, lawyers, and other wealthy businesses. Budgets are about values, priorities, and choices. The General Assembly chose tax breaks to wealthy businesses, while other pressing needs went unmet.
Their budget:
20) Fails to fund a plan to encourage small businesses in NC to hire post-9/11 veterans and unemployed North Carolinians
19) Turns its back on North Carolinians caring for a family member with Alzheimer’s or dementia by failing to fund Project C.A.R.E.
18) Stifles NC’s innovative economy and booming biotech sector by failing to fund the One NC Small Business fund and failing to provide much needed resources to take promising Ag-biotech technologies from the lab into the marketplace
17) Threatens public safety by blocking the build out of a critical statewide communications network that allows first responders to speak to each other during an emergency
16) Fails to adequately support mental health needs by continuing a $20 million cut to local mental health services